As for Liu Xiaoxiao, he could only conclude that she was just an innocent person who was involved by Niu Tao, and which country ordered someone to smuggle Wu's vital armaments, and the imperial court only had suspicions, but no substantive evidence. Originally, he wanted to start with the people involved in Niu Tao's case, but he was afraid that the news would leak from the yamen, so he didn't dare to make too big a move, so he had to let go of some people who were not suspected, Liu Xiaoxiao was thrown to the man by him as bait, and now only Liu Zhenwei, who is doing business with Niu Tao, is locked up in the dungeon.

Zhang Renjie didn't expect that such an oil and water businessman who seemed to be submissive and thief-eyed on weekdays would not reveal a word at this time, no matter what method was used in the yamen, he still did not confess. He felt that he couldn't waste any more time on him, as soon as Liu Xiaoxiao's extermination case came out, he had a hunch that the gang of people who were engaged in arms trading had already noticed that the situation was exposed, and if they were allowed to hide, the loss to Wu Guo would be immeasurable.

Right now, he can only pin his hopes on Liu Xiaoxiao and the man to show up in Hangzhou. For him, the most tricky thing is that he didn't even have a portrait of the man, and all the hunters who saw him didn't leave alive, until the thatched hut that had been watched for a long time was burned to ashes, Zhang Renjie learned that the man had already left, and he learned the route they left through the axle print on the official road, and it would soon go straight to Hangzhou.

Zhang Renjie thought to himself, his brows furrowed, and the group of headhunters in front of him saw him with such a focused expression, and they didn't want to bother, and after a while, they dispersed after saying hello. The different tempers of this special envoy who replaced the county order at the time of arrival also made them unpredictable, and once they fell into thought, they did not go out for several days and nights, closed their doors and did not see customers, to the extent that they forgot to sleep and eat.

The headhunters walked out of Zhang Renjie's room in twos and threes, chatting and dispersing.

At this time, on the high wall of the county office, a black-clothed masked man was leaning on the wall, quietly watching all this.

When the headhunters were far away, he deftly climbed off the wall without making a sound.

The masked man walked up the bustling street, skillfully removed the black cloth and hood from his face, and quickly turned into an unknown alley, from which a plainly dressed passerby came out and disappeared into the crowd.

Pingxiang County.

Restaurants.

At this time, when the dinner was approaching, the number of people in the restaurant gradually increased, and the lobby was full of excitement, and there was endless noise.

The second floor was much quieter, and an old man in a brocade robe was sitting alone by a window, with a pot of Shao wine on the table in front of him. The old man slowly poured the wine and put it to his lips and tasted it carefully.

After a while, a man came from the staircase, went straight to the position opposite the old man, and said in a respectful whisper to the old man, "I have seen the Pavilion Master." ”

The pavilion master slowly lowered the wine glass again, and a hoarse voice came out of his throat, and said to him, "How is it?"

"Lord Hui, I have figured it out, and I guarantee that nothing goes wrong. The man replied.

The pavilion master nodded slowly, his old face full of wrinkles.

"My lord, you don't need to come to this matter in person, my brothers and I went in and killed the mouths of Zhang Renjie and Liu Zhenwei, there is no problem. The man approached the pavilion master and said.

The pavilion master shook his head and said, "No...... The fault in this matter is mainly us. The exposure of the intermediary is not the most direct, when we act, in fact, the court of Wu has already noticed it, and we still lack sensitivity and are still numb, which is the main mistake. ”

After hearing this, the man quickly lowered his head and said, "What the adults have taught is this." ”

"Actually, it's still too hasty, kill the two of them, Wu Guo will definitely take more high-pressure measures, and our road is estimated to be unworkable. The pavilion master raised his eyelids, looked at the man in front of him and said, "But there is no way but to exterminate them and withdraw as soon as possible, leaving no trace." As for the rest of the things related to the remnants of the Chu State, leave it to the group of crazy people in Skynet. ”

"Yes. The man replied.

"The operation is tonight, retreat immediately after the end, and before dawn tomorrow, all the people of the Tianshu Pavilion will return to the territory of Yan Kingdom, and there will be no mistake. The Pavilion Master said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" the man replied, bowed quietly to the pavilion master, and hurriedly turned to leave.

The people around them were still immersed in the noise of food and drink, and no one noticed the conversation between the two of them.

The pavilion master raised his eyelids slightly, followed the man down the stairs, and then slowly lowered his eyes, picked up the Shao wine in front of the table, and took a deep sip. The mellow taste of the wine soothed his mind a little, and just as he was immersed, there was a sudden commotion from the bottom of the restaurant outside the window.

The pavilion lord turned his head slightly sideways, and saw that a young man was being punched and kicked by several people in front of a public notice board, the young man was lying on the ground, protecting his head to death, and the people around him beat him mercilessly, and he couldn't stop cursing: "Kill you, Chu State dog! A traitor who has an affair with Chu State!"

The scolding became louder and louder, and the boy screamed uncontrollably as he was beaten. Curious passers-by gathered to watch, but no one dared to step forward. They pointed at the boy and whispered.

"Chu State ......" the pavilion master muttered to himself in a low voice, and as soon as he tilted his neck, he drank all the wine in the cup.

Fast forward and it was evening.

A lantern was lit at the entrance of the county government and illuminated the street brightly.

A catcher quickly carried a gong, walked out of the yamen, stood for a while, and after the sound of the watch had passed, he staggered and walked up the street, and struck the gong with a bang, and shouted weakly: "The curfew is over, and you can't go out of the house before the fifth watch——"

He shouted as he walked towards the end of the deserted street.

Suddenly, a man ran straight at him with a man on his back, panting. Caught in shock, he hurriedly took a step back, and shouted at the comer: "Stop!

The man's face was reflected in the lantern, and he looked extremely pale, and his face was covered with beads of sweat. He stopped in front of the catcher and gasped, "I...... I want to see ...... See Zhang Renjie!"

It seems that the catcher is not good, and he is ready to draw his sword to defend himself, and scolds sharply: "I ask you who you are!"

The man hurriedly swallowed and said, "My name is He Bai, I have something important to ask to see Master Zhang, please ask the official to help me report it." ”

After listening to it, he shook his head and said to him: "No, it's too late now, if you appeal, come to the door tomorrow morning and beat the drum of injustice."

When He Bai heard this, he said eagerly: "Please, official, it's really an important matter, and it can't be delayed." ”

"If you say no, it's no, it's curfew time, if I see you hanging around here again, don't let me lock you up for a few days. Catcher reprimanded.

He Bai's face fell, he looked at the catcher in a daze, suddenly thought of something, hurriedly moved the person on his back a little, took out a token from his arms, and said to the catcher: "Master Jun, I have this, please let me see Lord Zhang, it's really important,"

Catch a quick look and take a closer look, the token is clearly engraved with the word county ya.

"Yo, it's the prefectural magistrate's person. But now that the county magistrate is not here, Lord Zhang has important business and refuses to see the guests, please go back. With that, he struck the gong and walked to the side, ignoring him.

He Bai glanced at him in a daze, sighed helplessly for a long time, looked at the closed gate of the county office, carried his wife on his back, and walked towards the small alley on the side with difficulty.

After walking to a dark and uninhabited place, He Bai carefully put his wife down and leaned against the wall. He took off his robe again and laid it under his wife. After doing this, he glanced at his wife's pale face affectionately, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, I will definitely find someone to cure you and save our village again." ”

With that, he stepped forward, put his wife on his shoulder, leaned back on his robe, and fell asleep in a snuggling position.

In the middle of the night.

The sound had been heard three or four times, and the whole city had fallen silent.

He Bai was still asleep, not paying any attention to the fact that several masked men dressed in black were walking in front of him, and they were walking in the direction of the county office.

The moon was dark and the wind was high, the whole street was deserted, and the night shrouded the whole silent city.

Several masked men walked lightly to the county yamen and glanced at each other tacitly.

One of the men jumped forward, stepped on the high wall, and after three or four steps, turned over and climbed onto the top of the wall, and the situation in the county yamen was unobstructed, and several other people hiding in the shadows outside the door vigilantly stood guard.

It was pitch black in the empty county office, and only one house was lit up behind a few rockeries. The man squinted his eyes and looked at the place where Zhang Renjie had visited during the day.

The man glanced down at his accomplices, and after signaling, the masked men all flexibly turned over the wall and came to the county office.

The silent county government did not cause any movement because of their arrival, and only a few frogs made strange noises in the huge place.

The men walked cautiously towards the lighted house, with brisk steps, and in a short time came to the outside of the house. A man grabbed the window edge of the house, stretched out his hand to poke through the window screen, and looked in.

The room was brightly lit, the shelves, wooden tables, and counters were full of files and papers, and he looked at it for a long time, only to find a young man buried in the file and reading it attentively, motionless and not noticing.

The man squinted his eyes again and looked at it for a while, confirming that the man was Zhang Renjie before turning his head to signal to his accomplice behind him.

Several men slowly paced to the door, looked around, and after confirming that no one was there, one of them stepped forward and knocked lightly.

After waiting for a long time, a lazy voice came from inside the house, saying, "Who...... Missing ......"

The door of the house was slammed open in an instant, and several men rushed in, drew their crossbows from their waists, and in the blink of an eye, they drew their bows and shot at Zhang Renjie, who was buried in the file.

Before Zhang Renjie could raise his head, he was instantly pierced through his body by several poisoned and deadly feather arrows, he snorted, and before he could react, he fell.

Looking at Zhang Renjie, who was covered with feather arrows, one of the men quickly stepped forward, turned his body over, looked at his face, and then glanced at the person behind him.

The men understood, and without pause, quickly took out the sulfur-stained rod from their bosoms, lit it, and threw it around. The blazing rods of fire immediately set fire to the surrounding files, and within a few moments, the room would be in flames.

Several men left in a hurry, and their vigorous light skills made them disappear into the vast night in the county government immediately.